Buoyed by the performance of its seasonal flights to Bali, Qantas has announced it will serve the popular tourist destination on a year-round basis from March 2017.
Qantas returned to Bali with scheduled services for the first time in seven years in late 2015, operating a total of 33 flights from Sydney with Boeing 737-800s between December 4 2015 and January 29 2016.
The oneworld alliance member has returned to the Sydney-Bali for a second year of seasonal flying, with daily flights that kicked off on December 14 2016 and scheduled to conclude in March 2017.
However, Qantas said on Wednesday it would continue flying the route four times a week beyond March 25.
Qantas International chief executive Gareth Evans said the combination of full-service Qantas and its wholly-owned budget carrier Jetstar offered travellers more choice for travel to Bali.
“That’s important for a destination which caters to different budgets and tastes,” Evans said.
“We’ve had a fantastic response to Qantas’ seasonal service, especially from our frequent flyers, so we felt the time was right to go year-round.
“For the past couple of years, we’ve been taking a more agile, flexible approach to our Asian network – responding to growing demand where we see it – and this is the latest example of that strategy in action.”
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